C4E Recipe #14 - Colour recipe

Good morning :)

I'm a little late with this weeks C4E challenge post it's been a hectic week!

There has been a lot of school events this week, Mikael was in a play for 2 nights, Alix had a Dino Celebration to show what work they had done this term, both boys had open classrooms which was an opportunity to see their work and talk to the teachers and yesterday was the Easter celebration! Alix was in the Bonnet parade, I had to decorate eggs for Mikael and we hunted for Easter eggs too!

To top it off it is Bad hair day today which I totally forgot about and sent them in looking nice and tidy lol!

I was looking forward to a quiet weekend but now hubby has a new job which means he will be working away from home so I have a lot to do to get him ready to leave on Sunday!

So......This weeks Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe challenge is a colour recipe! We would like to see projects using colours from this image......

Lovely spring Daffodils though most have died off here lol!

I have had a go at something a little different this week. I needed a card for a 17 year lad so wanted something clean & simple.

The papers are from the GCD Homespun Collection Beautiful collection of papers with glitter, lacquer & flocking!

 

The sentiment spot is a design I was playing with and hope to release soon in the C4E store. I have a lot of designs waiting for release lol! I'll have to try harder to get organized lol!

Hop over HERE to see what fabulous inspiration the C4E DT have made and enter the challenge :)

Have Fun!

Michele x

Ray of Sunshine

Afternoon everyone :)

The sun has returned here so the the kids are in the garden building sandcastles and kicking a football at the house lol! If they tidy up their mess later I'll take them to the park ;)

This week I actually got time to enter the UK Scrappers weekly challenge and earn some points for the team :)

I have used this week C4E recipe sketch too!

The photo was taken a couple of years ago towards the end of the summer and is of Mikael (DS1).

I have used papers and rubons from the  C4E  Sunkissed kit, still have more left to play with!

Part of the challenge was to include some real life memorabilia, I have added some shells we collected of our beach.

I have coloured the Dream Street Alphas with Copics and added Fancy Pants Summer soiree rubons to the layout. I don't usually use rubons much but these are lovely.

I still have a mothers day card to make....eeek! so I'd best get on with that!

Have a great day I hope the sun is shining where you are!

Hugs

Michele x

RECIPE

C4E Sunkissed Kit

Cardstock - kit & stash

Shells - weston Beach

Alphas - Dream Street (crafts 4 eternity)

Copics - YR16

C4E Recipe #13 - Sketch recipe

Morning everyone :)

This weeks C4E recipe is a sketch recipe. We have a fab prize from my store up for grabs :)

I have made a card and a layout this week. The card is my MIL's Mothers day card.

I have used some papers from a new pad I bought hoping that one of my friends would have a baby girl this year,  they have all had boys lol!

 

I have used one of my favourite digi stamps Butterfly Kisses. Coloured with Copics and Stckles.

Sorry about the poor photos I just can't seem to get a decent photo at the moment.

There are some gorgeous examples from my DTeamies all over HERE!

I'll be back with the layout tomorrow :)

Have a great day!

Hugs

Michele x

RECIPE

 Image - Butterfly Kisses (Crafts 4 Eternity)

Copics - V000, RV000,RV10, E43, E47, E49, C1, YG00, G94,YG63, B60

Stickles - Frosted Lace

DP - First Edition - Sweet Owl (Range)

MS punch - Doily Lace

Flower, Ribbon, Pins - Stash

Printed Sentiment

C4E R#12 - Technique/Theme Recipe

Hello everyone :)

Thank-you for the well wishes for the boys they are all better now and back to their normal naughty selves (hubby too!)

I am actually on time this week YAY! I am trying out some new methods to get organized at the moment I quite like this one at the start of the week you list everything you would like to get done in the week, then each day choose 5 things from the list to do. When they are done you add more one at a time.

My One Word for 2011 is organize, I failed miserably with it last year lol! so I'm trying again this year.

Anyway enough of that waffle! It's Friday and time for a new C4E Recipe. This week we would like you to include something hidden on your projects.

At the March C4E crop I taught several methods of Hidden journaling (including the pocket below) and included a simple hidden element to the crop kit layout.

Behind the photo is space to add lots of journaling and extra photos.

I bought some Perfect Pearls Mists to try and love them! This layout has a gorgeous shimmer, sorry it was really hard to capture it :(

The kit includes a length of vintage seam binding which I inked with Alcohol inks and blending solution. When it was dry I made the little flower below.

I used an Xcut punch for the leaves,  I love the shape of these leaves but the punch is terrible you have to get the leaves out with a pin which rips them. I am going to have to find a new one.

The velvet trim is from my stash and not included in the kit :(

I surprised myself with the sewing lol! it actually turned out neat lol!

Want some more inspiration? check out the fabulous C4E DT gallery!!

Have a great weekend!

Hugs

Michele x

R#11 - Embellishment recipe

Hello everyone :)
I have a houseful of sicklies this week :( all the boys (hubby too!) have come down with a tummy bug poor babies :( which is one reason I am soooooo late with this post.
There is still time to join us at the C4E Recipe challenge and it's definitely worth popping over to see what my DTeamies have created with this weeks recipe.

Last Sunday was the C4E crop the theme was Hidden Journaling. This Journaling Pocket was the main course for the class :) And my submission to last weeks recipe challenge, I am multi-tasking craft projects now lol!

The DP's are from the beautiful Stella and Rose collection a few are still available HERE.

I had fun with inks, Perfect pear mists, paint dabbers, fabric and stitching with this little pocket.

Better see if anyone feels like eating!

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Michele x

Cupcakes

Hello everyone :)
We have lovely sunshine here today and I have a layout to share with you :)
This layout was the February crop layout and kit. The Kit is available HERE and has beautiful papers from My minds Eye's Stella and Rose collection. I could easily keep these papers all to myself lol!

The Creativity Prompt for February was Loves of your life. I love cupcakes! Baking them, eating them and anything with cupcakes on lol!

I have used one of the new C4E products Vintage Love Tickets along with some gorgeous lace and ribbon.
The text I printed myself, bit time consuming but love the effect.

Hope you are having a fabulous day!
Hugs
Michele x